BYU-Idaho Radio

BYU-Idaho's Music Department is ready to present its 25th annual Jazz Festival. Once a year the department hosts the annual Jazz Fest, inviting guest artists to come on campus, perform with BYU-Idaho’s premier big band and lead various clinics. Past guest artists include The Jeff Hamilton Trio, Ingrid Jensen, Bob Mintzer and Derrick and Vincent Gardner. This year’s guest performer will be Chilean saxophonist Melissa Aldana.

Aubrey Christensen Hale is a BYU-Idaho alumna. She says her attendance at the university helped her excel spiritually and academically due to being surrounded by people with similar values and her interactions with influential professors.

A new study shows Idahoans use texting abbreviations less than any other state.

This week’s BYU-Idaho devotional this Sunday is at 5:00 p.m. as Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will speak in the BYU-Idaho Center. Sports fans may be conflicted however, as Elder Gong will speak during the Super Bowl.

BYU-Idaho is set to host the Slam Dunk competition this weekend where students will show off their skills and hope to become a champion.

Christian Nelson, Brianna Leal and Chandler Guadagnin chat about the Super Bowl with BYU-Idaho Radio reporter and producer Harrison Scott.

Chloe Aponte and Shantel Segree with the Family Crisis Center in Rexburg, raise awareness for those experiencing abuse or trauma.

On March 8 at 7 p.m. the Idaho Falls Figure Skating Club proudly presents its Snake River Ice Gala at the Mountain America Center where Olympian and U.S. Champion Mariah Bell will also perform.

Animal and Food Science Department faculty member Kerry Powell discusses the correlation between science and religion, highlighting the role of animals in teaching and blessing human lives in his BYU-Idaho devotional address. He emphasizes the divine potential inherent in human development, urging contemplation on the growth potential and the intimate involvement of God in our lives.